SAN JOSE — A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing a man nearly three times his age in late January, according to San Jose police.
Nikolias Ramos, of San Jose, was arrested earlier this month and later charged with the killing of 56-year-old Jesse Quesada Diaz, also a San Jose resident, police announced Monday.
The stabbing was reported at 4:24 p.m. on Jan. 28 in the 1500 block of Almaden Road near the city’s Alma neighborhood. Responding police officers found Diaz suffering from stabbing injuries, and he died after being taken to a hospital.
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An ensuing investigation identified Ramos as a suspect, and he was located and arrested Feb. 16, police said.
He was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail where he is being held without bail. Court records show he was criminally charged and scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 22.
The fatal stabbing marked the fourth homicide of the year investigated by San Jose police.
Anyone with information about Tuesday’s shooting can contact the SJPD homicide unit at 408-277-5283 or email Detective Sgt. Joel Martinez at [email protected] or Detective Hans Jorgensen at [email protected]. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
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